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When staying friends with an ex becomes complicated

She broke up with me six months ago but we still talk every day and I cannot tell if we are healing together or preventing each other from moving on.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Post-relationship connection can perpetuate attachment while masquerading as mature friendship.

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